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DROP, COVER and HOLD ON! It’s Just About Time for the Great California Shakeout!
…Citizens of the North Coast are not immune to earthquakes—the region is home to several active seismic zones capable of producing damaging earthquakes, including the Cascadia Subduction Zone.The Board of…
Fire at Eureka Nursing Home
…The fire sprinkler system had activated and extinguished the fire in the room, limiting the damage to a table, wall, and ceiling above the area. Fire doors had activated and closed, separating…
Supervisor Virginia Bass Officially Kicks Off 2018 Re-Election Campaign
…Supervisor Bass is also the 2nd Vice President for the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), the 1st Humboldt County female representative to ever hold the position, and the 1st Humboldt County…
NFL Lineman and Former HSU Lumberjack Taylor Boggs Writes Letter to University Athletic Director Amid Turbulent Football Season
Boggs with the Arizona Cardinals. Outpost file photos.Taylor Boggs, NFL lineman and the pride of Humboldt State University football, posted a letter addressed to HSU’s Interim Athletics Director Duncan Robins…
Thursday’s Gonna Be Rainy and Windy
Prepare for a bit of yuck starting Thursday, Humboldt. The local sky watchers at National Weather Service advise that a cold front approacheth bringing with it rain, wind and maybe even a…
OBITUARY: Todd Parker Brown, 1989-2017
Our much loved son, Todd Parker Brown, died September 2, 2017, as the result of an overdose. He was 27 years, 10 months old. Because of his struggle with addiction we share…
Accused Officer-Pummeling Inmates Set to Go to Trial at the End of the Month
…But the instant Huffman stepped in, he was slugged in the head. A video shows the officer then backing down the corridor while the two men wildly punched him.Eventually backup officers…
Bad Air Quality and Threatening Wildfires Bring Sonoma State Soccer to HSU
Photos from the Sonoma State Athletics Department Facebook page.As fires continue to rage around Sonoma State University's campus, the school's women and men's soccer teams will head north…
OBITUARY: Phyllis K. Davy, 1929-2017
…95551).A special thank you to Hospice of Humboldt and the staff of Brookdale Fortuna for their loving care of our mother###The obituary above was submitted by Phyllis Davy’s family…
That Hubbub in Arcata Last Night? The Sheriff’s Office Was Arresting Two Kids For Homicide
PREVIOUSLY:Sheriff’s Office Names Dinsmore Homicide Victim; Investigation Ongoing###From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On Monday, 10/16/2017, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the…
(PHOTOS) Today’s Old Town Eureka Graffiti Battle Winner Declared
…While the Sassafras crew contemplate their glass options, like good folk they wanted to protect passersby should the window decide to fully break and crash to the street below. Before | Courtesy: SassafrasLast…
Suspect in Gang Murder of 14-Year-Old Gets New Attorney as Case Continues to Wend Its Way Through Court
…Leigl put the wounded Garcia in his car to take him to the hospital, but for reasons unknown they never made it.The child was found the next morning, nearly dead, on…
Golden State Warriors Cancel Pyrotechnics for Tonight’s Season Opener, as California Still Grieves From Deadly Wine Country Wildfires
Pyrotechnics at Oracle Arena | Steve Jurvetson.As communities reel from the deadly wildfires still plaguing California's wine country, the Golden State Warriors say they will refrain from using pyrotechnics in their…
Four Arrested During Drug Task Force Raids at Eureka Motel, Burger King Parking Lot
…Special agents with the Drug Task Force served a search warrant on a hotel room located in the 1100 block of 5th Street in Eureka. When the agents arrived they located the…
CASE SUSPENDED: Man Who Led Cops on Bullet-Riddled Chase Through Downtown Eureka Deemed Mentally Incompetent; Judge Orders Second Opinion
…The chase ended when he finally collapsed in the street. Lasinski’s gun was lying next to him, with eight rounds in the magazine but none in the chamber. It was determined…
(VIDEO) Eureka Considering New Transitional Housing Facility Off the Hikshari Trail, on City Property; Chinn Would Run ‘Betty’s PG&E Village’
…City staff has proposed that council could appropriate $75,000 in Housing Successor Funds for Chinn to continue operating the Blue Angel Village for another year.Secondly, the city will discuss the…
OBITUARY: Margaret Marie Sloan Wright, 1955-2017
…Account number is 21836157.###The obituary above was submitted by Margaret Wright's family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge. See guidelines here.
Oh, You’re So Smart? Well, Make Sequoia Park Better Then!
…trails, playgrounds, picnic areas, a duck pond, and the opportunity to connect with 67 acres of old growth forest in the middle of the city. With a landscape as exquisite as this…
Catastrophic Natural Disaster? There’s an App For That! Sheriff’s Office Asks Residents to Register With Their Alert/Information System
…Information from the previous system could not be carried over, and only listed land lines were pre-loaded into the new system.During the registration process, you will have the option to…
Man and Horse Killed After Being Struck by Ford F150 on Bridge in Willow Creek
…For reasons still under the investigation Ulrich observed the approaching vehicle but did not observe the white horse that was walking along the east side of the bridge. Ulrich suddenly observed the…
Last Night’s Fire By Zane Middle School Held to a Quarter-Acre; No Obvious Cause Discovered
…Eureka Police assisted with 3 officers that responded to a verbal fight in the wooded area behind McFarland Street.Arcata Fire Protection provided an engine to cover Humboldt Bay Stations.During the…
HARDIN: Please Don’t Scare the Trimmigrants
…I recognized every face in the Garberville Town Square that day. Strictly locals. The following Thursday evening, however, at home, almost 20 miles from town, three miles from the nearest county road…
Sector Humboldt Bay Rescues Teen Fall Victim Stranded Along 300-Foot-Cliff Face in Crescent City
…and found the boy after he flashed his cell phone light at the helicopter. The helicopter crew assumed a 240-foot hover over the boy and used all 245 feet of the…
Kneeland Toddler Who was Hospitalized After Nearly Drowning at Shasta Lake Has Died, Parents Say
…Wikimedia.Talya Benzinger — the Kneeland toddler who was hospitalized after a nearly drowning at Shasta Lake last month — has died, her parents say.The child's mother Sicily Benzinger told the Outpost…
Santa Rosa Transient Arrested for Allegedly Ransacking Homes of Wildfire Evacuees, Found in Possession of Jewelry, Cell Phones, Gun
Photos provided by SRPD.Santa Rose Police Department press release from yesterday:Today at approximately 1:45pm, Hillsborough Police Department was assisting SRPD with extra patrols in the evacuation zones of northwest…
Evacuation Orders Lifted for Areas of Mendo County, Some People May Return Home by This Afternoon
…The following areas will be repopulated starting at 12:00 PM, October 15:Redwood Valley in the following areas:· South of Tomki Road. This includes all feeder roads in Redwood Valley area…
DEAD RECKONING: Yes Dear, the World Really is on Fire
Two nights ago, my wife’s aunt and uncle again spent the night away from their home of several years. Anxious and distraught like thousands of others, they slept at the winery…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Wisdom, Distilled
…She taught us the joy of shame, and the shame of joy. Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Kolchak, The Night Stalker, and the CURSE of the CZAR
…I’m standing outside the St. Elijah, a Russian Orthodox church in the Karaköy district. The door to the church is locked, and the headlights of a taxi are flashing as the…
Sheriff’s Office Asks Mendocino Lake Complex Fire Evacuees to Assist Deputies in Location Efforts by Contacting Emergency Call Center
Photo provided by Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.Mendocino County Sheriff's Office press release:As of 10-13-2017 the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office continues to assist with the recovery…